Perhaps, but not today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released data showing 12 states have adult obesity rates[2] topping 30 percent.

As usual, Colorado came in as the leanest state, but the numbers still showed nearly 21 percent of adult are obese. That’s one in five that is at risk of serious, weight-related health problems and diminished quality of life.

The economics of obesity[3] matter as well. By one estimate, the additional medical spending associated with obesity costs $190 billion a year.

That’s too much to bear.

Click through for obesity rates by state:

According to the newly released CDC data, part of the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, the obesity rates by state from highest to lowest were: